What we're building, in the open
Lightstead is built with the families who use it. Here's what's shipping next — and inside the app, your household can vote for what we build first.
Vote in the app →In progress
Actively in development.
Homeschool year-lens & grade reconciliation
One view of the whole academic year with grades reconciled across courses.
Full weighted gradebook
Grade categories with weights per subject (Homework 40%, Exams 50%…) — assignments roll up into a weighted subject grade and transcript GPA.
Planned
Committed and queued.
Notifications settings screen
Turn each push and email on or off, with quiet hours.
Full journal parity
Everything the web journal can do, on every device — collections, tables, and the rest.
iOS home screen widgets
At-a-glance widgets for your home screen — today's calendar, the meal plan, and chore status.
Exploring
Ideas we're weighing — vote in the app to push them up.
AI Daily Brief
A short morning summary of the day ahead — events, chores, and what needs you.
Rethink the This Week tab
Reconsidering what the dashboard's This Week tab should be — weekly focus + intentions, or something more useful.
Live family location
See where everyone is on a shared map, with strict consent and quiet hours.
Snap a document into your journal
Photograph a permission slip or letter and have the details pre-filled for you.
Shipped
Out and in your hands.
A roomier calendar
Day, Week, and Month moved to a bottom bar so more of your day fits on screen.
Meals on the day view
A compact card on the calendar's Day view showing breakfast, lunch, and dinner — swipe between them.
School Year — plan years, terms & breaks
Set your academic year, terms, and breaks — and Lightstead tracks your instructional days, pace, and where you are in the year.
Recurring chore rules on mobile
Create and manage recurring chores from your phone — daily, weekly, monthly, or a custom every-N schedule — with rotation, rewards, and per-rule history.
Turn modules on and off for your household
Pick exactly the modules your family uses — Calendar, Chore Board, Projects & Honey-dos, Kitchen Table, Recipes, Economy and more — and turn the rest off, on web and on your phone.
Type any point amount when adjusting
Adjusting a child's points? Tap the number and type the exact amount instead of pressing +/− over and over.
A faster app drawer
Pin your most-used screens to the top and reach everything else in a tidy, color-coded grid — your drawer, your order.
Projects & Honey-dos on mobile
Plan bigger projects and honey-dos from your phone — not just chores — with due dates, priority, and approvals.
Full meal planning, breakfast to dinner
Plan every meal in the new Kitchen Table — breakfast, lunch, and dinner, each with a main and sides, flowing straight into your grocery list.
Your nav bar tracks the time of day
The time-of-day light grew up and moved into your top bar — a sun travels the horizon as the day passes, a crescent and stars take over at night, on every screen.
Reset a forgotten Family-Mode PIN
Forgot your parent PIN? Re-verify it's you and set a new one — no more being locked out.
The Week, as a calm Arc
Your week is now a flowing arc of your family's rhythm — see today, what's ahead, and tap to set the week's focus.
Calendar conflict detection
A heads-up when two events overlap for the same person.
“What’s New” patch-notes modal
A release modal (web + mobile) showing what shipped and what's fixed each update — with the items you followed glowing gold. Dismiss once; reopen anytime from the roadmap.
Plan any dinner — recipe or not
Drop "taco night" or "leftovers" onto any day without needing a saved recipe.
Formation, smoother on mobile
A nicer date picker and inline editing for consequences on mobile.
In-app roadmap & voting
See what's planned, in progress, and just shipped — and vote for what your household wants next.
Budget
Envelope-style household budgeting — fund categories, track spending, and see where the money goes.
Calendar event notifications
Get a heads-up before an event starts — push reminders for what's on the calendar.
Grocery in-store mode
A locked-dark, aisle-by-aisle shopping view that auto-advances as you check items off.
Journal writing on mobile
Capture daily pages and collections from your phone, not just the web app.
Economy money-path hardening
Allowances, points, and rewards now post atomically and can't double-credit.